470 COLEOPTERA. 



Near L. afiperellna (.3020), the anteiiiuil orbits less convex and con- 

 vergent in front, the head not rugose, thorax not binodose, elytral sculpture 

 much coarser more irregular and rugose. 3020 is rather lai-gei-. it is darker, 

 less rufescent. and has thicker antennae. 



Length. 5i mm. ; breadth. 2| mm. 



ScarclifE and Moa Hill. Several specimens captiued duiiiig October, 

 1913, by Mr. T. Hall, in whose honour it has been named. One example 

 is almost wholly fiery led. 



397J. Luperus dilucidus sp. nov. 



Oblong, subdepressed, mide, shining; cyaneoiis, legs and basal joints 

 oi antennae rui'o-testaceous ; remainder of the latter, the ])alpi, front of 

 head, and terminal joint of tarsi nigrescent. 



Head smooth behind, dull and bearing some ashy pubescence in front, 

 anteniial orbits obtuse ; it is nearly as wide as front of thorax, but the 

 eyes are less prominent than usual. Thorax a third broader than long, 

 its sides evidently and almost regularly rounded ; apex truncate, the base 

 nearly so in the middle but a little curved towards the sides, its angles,, 

 though the lateral margins are somewhat incrassate there, are nearly obsolete ; 

 disc remotely and minutely punctured, the base with a few larger, yet 

 rather fine punctures, there is a distinct basal depression near each side. 

 Elytra with rounded shoulders so that the base is scarcely at all wider than 

 that of the thorax, they are rathe: more than thrice its length, with broadly 

 rounded apices ; their whole surface densely and minutely sculptured, 

 and with shallow and rather fine punctures near the base and suture ; 

 there is an elongate impression within each shoulder, and the sides of the 

 suture are broadly impressed. 



Antennae moderately stout, pubescent, extending to beyond the middle 

 femora, 2nd joint shorter than 3rd, the (oUowing ones equal, elongate. Legs 

 moderately stout, tibiae straight. 



Eeadily recognizable by the sharp contrast in coloration, the almost 

 evenly curvate sides of the thorax, and dense but fine elytral sculpture. 



Length, 5-|- mm. ; breadth, 2| mm. 



Unknown Land, beyond Moa Basin. One ])erfect specimen and a 

 second damaged, both from Mr. Hall. 



3972. Luperus cyanescens sp. nov. 



Nitid, nude, nigro-cyaneous, antenjiae and head nigrescent, femora 

 dark fuscous, tibiae and basal joints of tarsi fusco-testaceous. 



Thorax truncate in front, its sides nearly straight behind, a little curved 

 anteriorly, base slightly rounded towards the sides, its angles indefinite ; 

 it is distantly and very irregularly ])unctate. most of the punctui'es are 

 minute, those near the base and sides are luore distinct : lU'ar each side, 

 before the base, there is a rather large, somewhat fiattened elevation. 

 Elytra rather broader than thorax at the base, with roiuided shoulders 

 and broadly rounded apices ; their punctation distinct, though moderately 

 fine and close throughout, a little rugose, with smooth intervals. 



Antennae filiform, attaining posterior femora, 4th joint evidently longer 

 than 3rd. 



Underside greenish - bhu\ with grey jmbescence. Abdomen finely 

 punctate and closely transversely strigose, 4th segment nearly semicircularly 

 emarginate, Gth thiice as long, less closely .sculptured, with a deep smooth 

 cavity from base to apex. 



